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Identity and Commitment: Sen's Conception of the Individual
Davis, John B. - 2004
with recent standard economics' explanation of social identity in terms of conformity. Sen's concept of commitment is …This paper develops a conception of personal identity for Amartya Sen's capability framework that emphasizes his self …-scrutinizing aspect of the self and related concept of commitment, and compares this conception to the co1lective intentionality-based one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325342
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Identity and commitment : Sen's conception of the individual
Davis, John Bryan - 2004
with recent standard economics' explanation of social identity in terms of conformity. Sen's concept of commitment is …This paper develops a conception of personal identity for Amartya Sen's capability framework that emphasizes his self …-scrutinizing aspect of the self and related concept of commitment, and compares this conception to the co1lective intentionality-based one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335215
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The impact of group membership on cooperation and norm enforcement: evidence using random assignment to real social groups
Goette, Lorenz; Huffman, David; Meier, Stephan - 2006
Due to incomplete contracts, efficiency of an organization depends on willingness of individuals to take non-selfish actions, e.g., cooperate when there is no incentive to do so, or punish inefficient actions by others. Organizations also constitute a social boundary, or group. We investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267455
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The formalization of organizational capabilities and learning: Results and challenges
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Manara, Virginia Cecchini; … - 2017
This work offers an overview of recent formalizations of organizational capabilities and learning. We first present the … formal analysis of the development and change of firm's dynamic capabilities by improving our understanding of processes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011789752
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The formalization of organizational capabilities and learning : results and challenges
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Manara, Virginia Cecchini; … - 2017
This work offers an overview of recent formalizations of organizational capabilities and learning. We first present the … formal analysis of the development and change of firm's dynamic capabilities by improving our understanding of processes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610278
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Capabilities, Confusion, and the Costs of Coordination On Some Problems in Recent Research On Inter-Firm Relations
Foss, Nicolai J. - DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of … - 1999
The arguably dominant approaches to the study of interfirm relations are the capabilities and organizational economics … perspectives. This paper discusses their merits and weaknesses, concentrating on the capabilities perspective, which is argued to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005169040
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How Delegation Improves Commitment
Perino, Grischa - 2008
We often use delegation as a commitment device if a government faces problems of timeinconsistency. McCallum (1995, AER … P&P) challenged this practice, claiming that delegation merely relocates the commitment problem but does not solve it …. In a model where delegation and specific policies are subject to the same commitment technology it is shown that McCallum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422169
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Insurance and Information: Firms as a Commitment Device
Bovenberg, A.L.; Teulings, Coen N. - 2001
We explore the role of firms in insuring non-verifiable output. As a device that allows workers to commit to thedelivery of their output, the firm arises endogenously as an alternative to the market if workers are sufficiently riskaverse and the firm can base its incentive payments on good...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325071
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Asking one too many? Why leaders need to be decisive
Ishida, Junichiro; Shimizu, Takashi - 2012
It is often touted that decisiveness is one of the most important qualities to be possessed by leaders, broadly defined. To see how and why decisiveness can be a valuable asset in organizations, we construct a model of strategic information transmission where: (i) a decision maker solicits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332366
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A theory of personal budgeting
Galperti, Simone - In: Theoretical Economics 14 (2019) 1, pp. 173-210
-specific budgets depends on the combination of a demand for commitment and the demand for flexibility resulting from uncertainty about … with minimum-savings rules (another widely-studied form of commitment), and how budgeting depends on the intensity of self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012215309